I love the World Market! It's the only place where I can find gummi cola and coffeecrisp bars in the same store! Yum!
The holiday season is the best time to visit. They always have bins full of stocking stuffers that range from all sorts of really cute things from all over the world. It's a must hit place for me since I send out a lot of little packages to friends across the US for the holidays.
The only bad experience I had was last year when I was searching for a menorah. I asked if they sold them since I saw they had menorah candles. The guy I asked looked at me like I was from mars and then finally said, "Oh that Hannukah thing?" and rolled his eyes. It was kind of rude! But I haven't seen that employee back there since. Maybe he was seasonal.
A week later I asked the same question to another employee and she was really friendly and helpful.
I hear a lot of people come here for the wine selection. I don't know about that but as far as the candy and toys and cute Christmas ornaments... I'm a fan!